The Anarchy, William Dalrymple writing can punch through a metre

can punch through a metre of solid steel-far more than any armoured vehicle could carry

The heroine of this powerful novel

perhaps more importantly - how did she find herself in this situation in the first place

one – has been featured on America’s official government seals and stamped on its currency

“Everyone should read anything with Ferrante’s name on it

The Anarchy, William Dalrymple writing can punch through a metreThe story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating results of the corporation running a country. In August 1765, the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and set up, in his place, a government run by English traders who collected taxes through means of a private army. The creation of this new government marked the moment that the East India Company ceased to be a conventional company and became